Feeder for ingot molds



A. R. ROWE FEEDER FOR INGOT MOLDS Oct. 8^, 1929.

Filed Jan. 15. 1927 IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. 8, 1929 i y UNITED STATES PATENT oEFlcE ANDREW lIRIEEIII) ROWE, OF MIDLAND, PENNSYLVANIA FEEDER Fon INGoT MoLDs y Application me January 15, 1927. serial No. 161,353.

This invention relates to an apparatus for in, the bottom 9 resting-on the inwardly proand method of casting metal products and jecting lugs of the reservoir. is an improvement on my apparatus and With this apparatus, when pouring the method as described in my Patent 1,399,798, metal into the mold through4 the reservoir 5 patented December 13, 1921. and the holes in the bottom of the same, as 55 An object of the present invention is to Athe metal rises in the molds and reaches the improve the reservoir used in the top of the bottom of the reservoir, the reservoir will be mold and its method of manipulation. floated by the metal as the mold continues to Another object of the invention is to conbe filled, and the refractory bottom of the struct the reservoir mainly. of wood, preferreservoir will retain the heat in the metal at 6o ably lined with metal and so shaped as to the top of the ingot as is desired. rest in the top of the mold and support a The Wood of the reservoir may be burned bottom of refractory material with holes by the hot metal, but it will leave no dbris therein, gas vents between the ioating reserthat will be difcult to remove after the pourvoir and the top of the mold being provided ing operation is completed. The metal lin- 65 for the escape of gas as the metal is poured ing of the reservoir will of course be almost into the mold. instantaneously heated to the temperature Another object of the invention is that the of the molten metal. Since the lining is very refractory bottom of the reservoir will be thin, it will have little eEect in chilling the 2o floated on the top of the metal as itis poured molten metal. 70 into the mold and will retain the heat in the As the main stream of metal will soon metal at the top of the ingot as is desired. cover the bottom 9 of the reservoir and as it With these and other objects in view, continues to flow through the holes 10 into which will be apparent as the description the mold 1, gas vents must be left between proceeds, I Will 110W .describe my invention the reservoir and the interior of the mold. 75. in connection with the accompanying draw- This is most conveniently effected by leaving ings in which: a space between the reservoir and the in- Figure 1 is a'plan view; and, terior of the mold top and providing vents Figure 2 a sectional view of a mold with 12 in the lugs'7.

the reservoir therein. Figure 3 is a modified The operation of my molds is apparent 80 form showing the reservoir on top 0f the from the foregoing, but to summarize, the mold. metal is poured intoy the reservoir, in a com- 1 is the mold which may be of the usual paratively large stream which is broken up, rectangular construction and r2 is the reserwhen it strikes the bottom of the reservoir,

voir. I prefer to construct -this reservoir into smaller streams through the openings 85 with wooden sides 3 and line the same on the l0 as more fully set forth in my patent beinterior with metal sheets 4. The lining may fore mentioned. The metal will continue to extend from the top ofthe reservoir to-near run intol the mold and as it rises, the gases the bottom and is there provided with lugs will escape around the reservoir and out 40 5 by suitably bending the Sheets inwardly. through the vents. When the molten metal 90 then downwardly and then outwardly at 6 reaches the bottom of the reservoir it will so as to cover the sides and bottom of the almost instantly heat the metal lining of the wooden portions 3. reservoir to practically the temperature of Preferably I provide lugs 7 at the top of the molten metal. The wood portion of the the reservoir so as to support the reservoir reservoir being a noncon-ductor of heat, will 95 2 in the mold by the lugs 7 and leave vent prevent excessive chilling of the metal at the spaces between the interior of the wooden top of the mold which is always desirable. reservoir and the interior of the mold. The reservoir will be floated to the top of the I also provide a bottom 9 for the reservoir mold and may be removed with a minimum of refractory material having vents 10 thereof trouble and the material of the reservoir 100 'being of non-heat conducting pro erties, will diminish to a minimum the ,c 'ng of the metal at the top of the mold.

What I claim is: y 5 apparatus for molding metal compr1smg a reservoir member adapted to be seated in the upper end of a mold, the sides of said member being constructed of Wood, and lined on its interior with thin metal, a m bottom supported on the interior of the reservoir with holes therein, the reservoir being suiiiciently small to leave vents between the exterior of the reservoir and the interior of the top of the mold for the escape of gases. 2. An apparatus for moldin metal comprising a reservoir member aapted to be seated in the upper end of a mold, said reservoir member comprising a wooden casing with lugs on-its exterior on which the 29 reservoir rests, and an interior lining of thin vmetal extending under the wooden casing the reservoir being sufficiently small to leave vents between the interior of the top of the mold and the exterior of the sides of the reservoir, said reservoir having a bottom of refractory material with holes therein, said bottom being supported near the bottom of the reservoir.

3. An apparatus for moldin metal, in- '30 cluding a reservoir member a apted to be seated on the upper end of a mold, said member being constructed of inflammable material interiorly lined with thin metal said lining projecting inwardly to form a ledge, and a bottom for the reservoir having holes therein, said bottom being supported by said ledge in the reservoir.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. 1 ANDREW REED ROVVE. 

